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  1. 59imp

    To All You Canucks!

    ya thanks eh.....
  2. 59imp

    yes another 350 with vortec question

    oh, things they will ask and are important to know beforehand, tire size, rear gear ratio, trans ratio, converter stall if auto, rpm range you're looking for, weight of vehicle, manifold, carberator cfm, lots stuffs...
  3. 59imp

    yes another 350 with vortec question

    best thing i ever did was call the tech line for comp cams. you better do your homework first cuz they will ask a ton of questions, but when you are done you will prolly get the cam best suited for your individual application. its a complicated process, and the right cam will be snappy, the...
  4. 59imp

    Burnout

    no trains around where im from, to many mountains, so i never ever seen anything like that. does that happen very often or is that a freak thing?
  5. 59imp

    Barn Find 57 Chev Gasser

    it took most of that summer to build it into a dirt track car, my bro-in-law raced it the following summer. the next summer i turned 15 and i raced it for the next three seasons and finished in the top ten for points every yr. those were some of my best memories as a teenager and with my Dad...
  6. 59imp

    Barn Find 57 Chev Gasser

    i talked to the owner last week he's been scrubbing away the 40 yrs of grime and is trying to get the engine unstuck........
  7. 59imp

    Barn Find 57 Chev Gasser

    1972 was a year that changed my life. i was 12 years old and thats the summer i became a hot rodder. there were 3 events that summer that changed everything for me. first, i went to my first drag race and i saw Jack Sing race his 68 GT-E 428 Cobra Jet Cougar. the second event was when my father...
  8. 59imp

    latest bonehead metal project

    jeff, you know i've been a fan of your work ever since i seen the Bonehead Truck build thread. and your art is really exceptional too... but i was just thinking, man you must have some pretty wierd dreams to come up with this stuff. or is it just the high desert air??? haha[cl
  9. 59imp

    Barn Find 68 Cougar GT-E 428

    ok a small update, got all new brake components today they must fit several diiferent vehicles cause they had most of the parts in Vancouver BCand they were here overnight. also ordered all new power steering hoses and fittings. still missing some key components but we are just trying to get it...
  10. 59imp

    Barn Find 68 Cougar GT-E 428

    In 1968 a fellow in my town ordered and purchased a new 1968 Mercury Cougar Xr-7 GT-E 428 Cobra-Jet. he started drag racing the car right away, campaigning it at tracks across the Pacific Northwest, Mission, Cobble Hill, Seattle, etc..... running in Super Stock, at one point the car set a class...
  11. 59imp

    homemade trophies....show me your pics

    here's a couple i made for the annual A&W cruise
  12. 59imp

    Funny story......at least to me it was...

    good on you Gramps. toughen the boy up, he prolly just needs to spend some time with real men and away from the computers and cell phones!! and way to teach him safety too!![cl
  13. 59imp

    I may have hit the motherload...

    about 5 yrs ago i bought some stuff for my 59 impala from the guy in Elfros and he shipped it out to me. he was really great to deal with and his prices were fair. when i got the parts, the tail lights he sent were pretty rough, i called him back and he said he never even looked at them he just...
  14. 59imp

    was tuning my carb

    ok so i bought the car as a runner back in March, had a mild 327 with a 100 shot No2, turbo 350 with a brake, and a dodge 8 3/4 with a 4.56 posi. after a couple weeks the tranny **** itself apart so i installed another turbo 350 without a brake, i also put in and mild 350 engine i had around the...
  15. 59imp

    was tuning my carb

    in the wagon the other day, was trying to get rid of an off-idle bog i rolled into it a couple times, then i gave it a little shot in first and bang i was free-wheelin'. gotter home on the hook and found out i had bendy axles, and one was i lil short. the broken axle was twisted more...
  16. 59imp

    tuning a holley double pumper

    ya it does seem like a lot of carb for that application.... that could be the problem right there. bigger is not always better, efficiency is what makes power and will get you better milage.....
  17. 59imp

    lost interest

    don't worry guy, just give it a rest. take up golf, go on a trip, start smokin' crack. i've got burned out on projects before, take some time off and i'll bet you come back to it with a whole new attitude! good luck brother!:)
  18. 59imp

    tuning a holley double pumper

    haha, i was just reading about this on the Holley site. lotsa good info there.... http://www.holley.com/TechService/ good luck....:)
  19. 59imp

    Pickers dream

    man you guys are soooo lucky. if you left cars outside like that here on the West Coast of B.C. they'd turn to mush in about 5 yrs..... i'm not joking i look at mushy cars all the time.....:(
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